Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-17

great services rendered to the cause of
soientifcrroCroSs by Professor Tyndlll,
on lis retirement from the chair OF
natural philosophy in the Royal lnstitu-
ton. They express the Intelligent
recognition of Dr. Tyndans eminer >
az man OF science 10y the people o.
this country when he was here, and are
significant of the acquaintance OF our
reading public with the most fasci-
mating works on subjects previouslyre-
eardtd hy the most of folks as dry
and uninteresting. The retirement OF
Profess or 1yndall after thirty-four years
of service in the Royal Institution :
an event that touches the sympathies of
all intelligent Americans. They sure
with the Earl Of LyttOn in tie IOpe
that well-deseryed relaxation from hiS
more systematic scientific iIbofs W
enable Professor Tyndall to enjoy in
an increased measure time "deyotod
more or less to the continued cuiCyG-
ton of that department of lit,T5ture
which has always been so richly adorned
by his admirable wIitings.'
The banquet to the veteran man OF
science was attended, as he EXPIRE ed
it with bis usual felicity of phrase, by
"an assembly which, in intellectual
measure, is probably as distinguished
as any Of The same size ever addressed
by man" 1t was held at Wi"is's
Rooms, London, Professor Stokos.
president of tie Royal Society, n the
chair. We notice the name OF Pro
fessor Asa Gray among tho-e OF the
distinguished men present.
Tyndall was born near Carlow, Ire
land, in 1870. For some years Re was a
cN eneirCc'. Aiterward, directing
his attention to chemistry, in 1913 he
went to Germany, where he studied
that scierce under Bunscn at
the University OF Marburg, AMI
aiterward in Berlin. in his speech OF
acknowledgment ut the bancue, he
said My own scientific education
began late 1t had of necessity to be
postponed untilaite | had reached the
age OF twenty -eyen or twenty eight.
Notwithstanding this dr1wE ok n
learning, teaching, and working in the
laboratory have / eu permitted to en-
JOY aspell of thirty nine yc =. lnlS1J,
during flying visit from Germa ~ to
England. | stood for the first Ii ne in
the bright presence of Fara2 V. In
February, 1888, gave my first Friday
evening lecture in the Royal JIsti.u-
ton; and three months after wards on
the motion of Faraday, the old Chair of
Natural Philosophy, which lad beer
filed at the beginning OF the century
10y Thomas Young, was restored. andt
it | was elected. IL ecu IS me genuine
pleasure to think that shall be sue.
ceeded in thst chat b so true and 20
eminent a man of science as Lord Ray
leigh"
During the period of his services in
the Chair Of Natural Philosophy i'll TIE
Royal Institution Professor lynda IS
name has been a household wo.d
wherever English is read or So ken.
Through the lectures he delivered
there and the wide publication of
many Of them in collected and PR
manent ferns, he has dif'n.ed love
Of scientific knowledge among large
classes OF the community, and
ba9 prepared the public mind for
the acceptance of many ideas winch at
least in their earlie-t forms, appeared
TO run counter to others which had bee
universally received. The lecsdres on
Gghs and the lcc.u~os OF heat says
London newspaper, with many other
productions OF the same fac,'e pei, were
not only who're charming than romance
to hundreds Of those who leirced the
elements of science through Their
agency, but they were also calculated
to compel a certain amount OF relec. on
among all VINO read or heard them,
even if the effort were mt first difficult
and unaccustomed. Their effect is to
be traced IN the 9u'' VIII % separate
the scientific writings. or at least the
IJpdlar scientific writings, of to-day
from those of a period which many who
have not yet attained old age can re-
member" The Professor regards the
w Of conservation, which combines
Ike energies of the natural univerc
ilto an organic whole, as the greatest
generalization Of the last fifty years /.
the principle OF evolution as the second
in importance the discovery of spec
trum analysis as the third leading
scientific event of the half century.
He married, in 1876, daughter of
Lord Claud Hamilton The unaffected
simplicity and amiabilityof his charac-
ter speak eloquently in his features.
The list Of all the honors paid him by
learned bodies would be as tedious az
the bare recital of the titles of his
books. His academic titles are LII. d.,
f. r. s., and d. G. l.. He retireG to
unbroken private research the recipient
of the applause of the wisest and the
best OF mankind.